CNN: Remains of Jenni Rivera identified, given to family

The plane crashed into a mountain in a remote area of Mexico on Sunday

The remains of Mexican-American singer Jenni Rier, shown in a March photo, have been recovered from the remote site of a plane crash and returned to her family, CNN reported, quoting a spokesman for the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. The private jet crashed on Sunday killing all seven people aboard.(Photo: Reed Saxon AP)

The remains of Mexican-American music star Jenni Rivera, who died in a plane crash on Sunday, have been identified and turned over to her family, CNN reported, quoting a spokesman for Mexico's Nuevo Leon state.

CNN said the remains of Rivera's publicist and the plane's co-pilot were also identified. The spokesman did not elaborate.

After taking off from Monterrey, the LearJet 25 crashed into a mountain at a remote site in northern Mexico after plummeting nose-first, 28,000 feet in 30 seconds. Seven people perished.